Cruise ships dock at the Catania Cruise Terminal on the Sporgente Centrale pier, in the city's harbour right below the historic centre and with Mount Etna rising behind. More about Catania →
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Catania Cruise Terminal, Sporgente Centrale, Porto di Catania, 95121 Catania, in the city harbour off Via Dusmet below the historic centre. Shuttles normally carry passengers from the ship to the port gate, as walking inside the port is not allowed.
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4.2 km · ~8 min by car
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Distances from the port: airport 5.3 km (about 12 min), Catania Centrale 2.1 km (about 6 min), A18/A19 ring-road exit 7.5 km (about 15 min). Hop-on hop-off bus tickets are sold at the terminal.
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Operated by Catania Cruise Terminal S.r.l.; 4 berths, 818 m of berth line, 10–13 m depth, turnaround port. Passenger hall with check-in, security, retail, Wi-Fi and a Guest Information Center outside.
The port runs an official open-air, fenced car park on Molo Sporgente Centrale, monitored 24/7 and a few steps from check-in. It costs about €90 a week for cars (about €110 for larger vehicles), paid on site by card or cash; book online through the port. Check current rates with the terminal.
Free PRM assistance on request at least 48 hours ahead; European Disability Parking Card holders can use reserved spaces in the port area.
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Cathedral, fish market, Castello Ursino.
Typical hotel
1.7 km and about 6 min to the terminal; 4.1 km and about 8 min to the airport.
Shopping street, Roman amphitheatre, Bellini garden.
Typical hotel
2.9 km and about 10 min to the terminal; 5.7 km and about 14 min to the airport.
Rail and bus connections, airport bus.
Typical hotel
2.9 km and about 9 min to the terminal; 5.7 km and about 13 min to the airport.
Prices are approximate, in EUR. Breakfast up to about €10; lunch up to about €60. Drinks are from a café by Piazza Duomo; street food is an arancino from a Via Etnea counter.
Morning fish market with seafood trattorias and street-food counters around it.
Main street with cafes, pastry shops and rosticcerie.
Evening bars and restaurants by Teatro Massimo Bellini.
Cruise ships dock at the Catania Cruise Terminal on the Sporgente Centrale pier, in the city's harbour right below the historic centre and with Mount Etna rising behind. The terminal has four berths and handles both port calls and turnarounds, with an official monitored car park on the pier for passengers sailing from Catania. Passengers are usually taken by shuttle from the ship to the port gate, and Piazza del Duomo is then a short walk away.
Catania airport is about 5 km south, linked by the Alibus. Nearby are the Baroque cathedral square with its Elephant Fountain, the lively fish market, Castello Ursino and Via Etnea, while Etna, Taormina and Syracuse are popular excursions.
Catania's Baroque heart: the Cathedral of Sant'Agata, rebuilt after eruptions and earthquakes, has a white and grey stone facade by Vaccarini and holds the saint's relics and Vincenzo Bellini's tomb; in the square stands the Elephant Fountain, 'u Liotru', the city's symbol.
Catania's bustling and authentic fish market just off Piazza del Duomo, an ideal place to experience local flavours and Sicilian atmosphere.
Built on the coast in 1239 for Emperor Frederick II of Swabia, the castle survived the 1669 lava flow that surrounded it and since 1934 has housed the Civic Museum, with art and archaeology collections from the Biscari and Benedictine holdings. Check its opening status before visiting.
Europe's highest active volcano (about 3,340 m), protected by the Etna Park and a UNESCO World Heritage natural site since 2013; usually visited on a half- or full-day excursion from the port, for example to the Silvestri craters.